Languages:
1.Russian(used in every day business)
2.Qazaq(state language)
Religion:
1.Muslim 47%
2.Russian Orthodox 44%
Native Dish:
Name:Balyk Sorpa
Recipe:Main Dish Balyk Sorpa
Fish BrothIngredients:
800 grams freshwater fish
Boiling water
1 onion, cubed
1 carrot, cubed
2 potatoes, cubed
Salt
Black ground pepper
1 laurel leaf
Greens to taste
Directions:
Scale and cut fish into pieces. Add onion, carrot, potatoes, and fish pieces into boiling water. When it returns to a boil, skim the surface. Add salt, laurel leaf, and pepper. Boil on low heat until done.
Serve soup with greens to taste.
One Celebration or Festival:New Years Day gather around decorated tree and children wait for grandfather Frost to come.
Literacy Rate:
USA: 97%
Country:99.5%
Social Customs:Marry in early twenties, urban weddings are conducted in a "wedding palace " , when leaving or arriving they kiss both cheeks
Recreation:Watch T.V., read, go hiking or fishing, like to go on picnics, soccer & boxing, and in the north they play hockey, wrestling, and go dancing.
Government
Type:republic, with little power outside the executive branch
Leader:President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Independence:
When:Dec. 16 1991
From Whom:Soviet Union
Economics
Monetary Unit:Tenge
Exchange Rate:per U.S. dollar -126.09
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country:9,400
Major Industries:
1.oil
2.coal
Major Trading Partner:
Imports:Russia 36.4%
Exports:Germany 12.4%
Life Expectancy:
Men:61.9 years
Women:72.84 years
Geography
Climate:Dry,harsh -40 F winters 104 F in summer
Natural Resource:
1.oil
2.coal
3.iron ore
Physical Features:
1.Caspian sea- to the west largest enclosed body of water on Earth named after ancient Caspians
2.Tien Shan Mountains-one of the longest mountain ranges in central Asia highest peak=Jengesh Chokusu
Environmental Issues:Radio active or toxic chamical sites- huge health risk for the environment
1.Russian(used in every day business)
2.Qazaq(state language)
1.Muslim 47%
2.Russian Orthodox 44%
Name:Balyk Sorpa
Recipe:Main Dish
Balyk Sorpa
Fish BrothIngredients:
800 grams freshwater fish
Boiling water
1 onion, cubed
1 carrot, cubed
2 potatoes, cubed
Salt
Black ground pepper
1 laurel leaf
Greens to taste
Directions:
USA: 97%
Country:99.5%
When:Dec. 16 1991
From Whom:Soviet Union
USA: $39,676
Country:9,400
1.oil
2.coal
Imports:Russia 36.4%
Exports:Germany 12.4%
Men:61.9 years
Women:72.84 years
1.oil
2.coal
3.iron ore
1.Caspian sea- to the west largest enclosed body of water on Earth named after ancient Caspians
2.Tien Shan Mountains-one of the longest mountain ranges in central Asia highest peak=Jengesh Chokusu